the best thing to do for the deficit is get more jobs and spur the economy. that will bring the deficit down. >> cbo says the deficit for 2013 is about $845 billion down from $1.4 trillion. >> hal: 92% of americans don't know that. >> stephanie: cynthia from chicago, you're on with hal. >> caller: stephanie? >> stephanie: yes. >> caller: i was calling about the ryan budget. i guess he doesn't know the definition of stupid? >> stephanie: he does. it is his budget. >> the definition of stupid is making the same -- asking the same question or making the same statement and expecting a different answers. i guess he thinks everybody is stupid. >> stephanie: exactly. >> here's the thing. they're counting on a certain level of bullheaded stupidity from their constituency. this is the same thing that's happening with the gun laws that are trying to get through or whatever. while 92% of the american people are for it because of how they have laid out a lot of the congressional districts,s they these guys are corn ired into the cookeiest districts ever. if you have a se